(en) DAF, Meydan #24 - "Switch to land, this work will be
finished!" - Euphrates Riderst (tr) [machine translation]
In ten days, we are experiencing exciting times on behalf of the working class struggle.
On 22 January strike a boss area of 15,000 metal workers union's decision of Turkey to the
Union of Metal Industries (MESS), he decided to strike against and likely results, on
behalf of the movement of the class could be a turning point. To understand how this
milestone, it is enough to look at the history of the working class; ie class
self-organization experience and the history of the struggle against the trade union
bureaucracy. Significant achievements in the history of the struggle of our geographies,
as well as leading up to the strike and threatened to impose despite all the mess on
January 29, which is always in the state cooperation was obtained by fighting against
enemy bosses organizing these workers.
Government, in collaboration with the capitalist class, on January 29 against the decision
to ban issued by the metal workers strike, strike the last 13 years 7. prohibited.
Intensified government attacks against their struggles car workers and organizations in
this process, the metal workers carried out before the military coup of September 12, 1980
MESS resistance of s, at that time you need to remember that defeat this important patron
organization.
Founded in 1959, MESS (Turkey Metal Industries Union), in those years gradually slow down
the momentum of trade union organization to face the struggle of the working class
returned; metal business lines and in all business lines "to ensure labor peace" under the
name of the workers against the capitalist class was aimed at the unconditional obedience.
Charter this article puts the MESS, increasing wages on the other hand, the development of
social rights, the reduction of working hours, such as a request for the provision of the
collective bargaining table to negotiate job security did not even approached.
On 15-16 June 1970 the major labor resistance faced by workers in the practical sense of
the struggle for the first time in MESS embarked on a smear campaign in the process, one
of the founders of the disc against the union Mining jobs. MESS managers, those years in
state enacted as a means of pressure on opponents DGM (State Security Courts: Close is so
special courts in force until such time.) The support they and Mining Business founders
have made ??lobbying for the prosecution in the courts. During this period, management
MESS, then prime minister and president Turgut Ozal's no boss class and the state
association to that a good metal workers banned in the process that we go through as well
as the historical examples that show the importance of the strike.
Constitutional Court October 11, 1975, were canceled by the State Security Courts Act
1976, the period right parties unless (MHP-MSP-AP) created the National Front (MC) is
driven forward again by the Government and the State Security Court re prevalent against
legalization initiatives worker resistance s and began shown.
DISC management process to gloss over a black wreath laying showpiece for "action to" put
a concrete struggle and workers away from the target " the action of the workers will be
released in "against the decision of the workers; Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Bursa, Antalya,
Adana, Mersin, Diyarbakir, Kayseri, Istanbul, stopped work in Bal?kesir. In addition to
the iron and steel workers Aliaga and ?pra? refineries, Erdemir, the Turkish Iron Casting,
Sungurlar, Pirelli, Goodyear, Tofa? production at the Renault factory "DGM No!", "MC No!"
Completely stopped, accompanied by slogans. SSC resistance, the existing custody and
despite the dismissal was successful and DGM law denied.
"We have crushed the DGM, MESS offer as" acting with the slogan workers, in 1977, strikes
and resistance in the face of processes such as layoffs and lockouts anti-worker attitudes
solidify the expanded his struggle against the mess. The fact that wages in the focus of
resistance at 1977.78 and 80 years and realized MESS prioritize other political struggles
and economic demands of the boss for the prevention of association rights in this regard
and there was a line of struggle against government attacks. This resistance of the built
in such a direction, and moreover, the success of this land struggle of the workers and
the oppressed gives important clues for the next course.
After the Sept. 12, 1980 military coup heavy blows to the organization of the working
class MESS furiously attempted to attack. DISC and Mining Business coup were sealed
together. But Turk-bound Turkish Metal collaborators were intact. MESS, after the changes
made to the 1983 law, Mining and Labor members gave the records of the Turkish Metal
workers and ensure that members of the Turkish Metal. He collective bargaining since,
holding the majority of the hand is conducted in Turkish Metal'l MESS. Turkey Metals,
messi every impose the bow. These two unions, tens of thousands of metal workers to joint
training seminars to be good under the name, they advise not to make their voices and
receive salary and "If your boss how much you make, the workers also won that much." Lies
the workers are trying to convince.
On the second day, despite all the pressure of the metal workers have organized strikes,
together with an explanation of the ban decision to have seen a lot of anger in the
workplace prepared to go on strike. Workers in ejote Tezmak and Pakse Machinery factory in
Istanbul discussed the option to ban workplace occupations taking meetings shift output.
Sarkuysan one of the well-established factories in Gebze and the metal industry is like a
reality of the situation, partly United Metal Workers could not be implemented because of
the attitude. Workers prohibition against creating the actual situation factories begin to
realize, albeit partial of the occupations, the union, a remote and vague to suggest a
concrete methods of struggle "do not recognize the ban" came the attitude. Would continue
to fight, but how?
Both could not be responded to warm to warm against the strike ban, as well as prohibition
decision after meeting the next day, especially for the two establishments that take the
occupations "waiting for Monday," was recommended. However ejote Tezmak and made
statements that protects the actual factory occupation where they have created Pakse
workers. "We ended up saying that the strike does not end," said ejote workers entered the
factory on Monday, but they did not manufacture. Similarly Pakse also entered the factory
workers, but they stopped production in all shifts, wearing their uniforms union. The
struggle of the metal workers, MESS today, driving against the state and even the trade
union bureaucracy. Just as class brothers between the years of 1977-80 State Security
Court, as in the struggle against the mess and MC government, we are not doomed to the
trade union bureaucracy to win voices:
"Switch to land, this work will be finished!"
Euphrates Riders
firatb@meydangazetesi.org
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